διασπείρω diaspeírō

Meaning

to sow throughout, i.e. (figuratively) distribute in foreign lands

In the King James Version: scatter abroad

Derivation: from G1223 (διά) and G4687 (σπείρω);

Where it is used

• Acts 8:1 And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 8:4 Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
• Acts 11:19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.